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Apple Topples Samsung in Smartphone Shipments: Juniper
Apple has overtaken Samsung again during the last quarter of 2011, according to data from mobile analyst firm Juniper Research. Almost 25 percent of the 149 million smartphones shipped worldwide in Q4 were iPhones. While Apple overtook Samsung to reach the pole position, the Korean giant has increased its market share four-fold since Q1 2010,…
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Android Counterclank Malware Hits Android Market
A nasty piece of malware called Android.Counterclank that Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) said has the highest distribution of any malware this year to date is making the rounds on Android smartphones and tablet computers. Symantec counts anywhere from 1 million to 5 million combined downloads of the malware, spanning 13 different application titles. Android.Counterclank is a variant…
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Tablet Growth Powered by New Brands, Emerging Markets: NPD
Shipments of tablet PCs are expected to grow from 72.7 million units in 2011 to 383.3 million units by 2017, according to figures in the latest NPD DisplaySearch Tablet Quarterly report. Driving the demand is the continued solid growth in mature markets complemented by increasingly strong growth in emerging markets. The report said emerging markets…
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Enterprises Are Embracing BYOD, Not Resisting It
The idea that IT professionals and business leaders are resisting the consumerization of IT and the trend of bringing your own device (BYOD) to work is myth. On the contrary, more and more people are embracing these notions and trying to incorporate them into the workday, according to a recent study. Several recent reports have…
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Apple iPhone 5 Features Larger Screen: Report
Apple s upcoming iPhone 5 will feature a bigger screen and a different casing from the iPhone 4, suggests a new posting on the Apple-centric blog 9to5Mac. According to the Jan. 25 report s reliable source at Foxconn in China, the various prototypes circulating around that production facility share some common features, including a 4-plus-inch…